The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $4 million grant to Missouri State University to expand and improve computer science education programs in rural area schools. The funding comes from the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. Missouri State received one of 20 awards from over 1,000 applicants. This is the largest collaborative grant the university has … [Read more...] about Missouri State receives $4 million grant for computer science education
What are some helpful advice with regard to New Year’s travel and spending? Melissa Dallas, professor emeritus, department of hospitality leadership at Missouri State University, weighs in on WalletHub. … [Read more...] about Travel and spending plans for New Year’s
Missouri State University (MSU) and Bluefields Peoples Community Association (BPCA) will join forces to advance sustainability and community development in the Bluefields Bay, Jamaica, area. This includes the Bluefields Bay community and watershed, and the Robins River watershed areas located in Westmoreland Parish along the south coast of Jamaica. MSU and BPCA signed a … [Read more...] about Missouri State, Bluefields Peoples Community Association enter partnership
Small Missouri communities, like many in rural America, experience a lot of out-migration. This means people often leave small towns in order to settle in others with greater opportunities. Such out-migration can limit the economic and social opportunities that small towns have to offer. The community of Seymour, Missouri, is among those facing this struggle. Dr. Krista Evans, … [Read more...] about Revitalizing rural communities
Volcanoes are mysterious. Many questions remain about how and why they erupt. Dr. Gary Michelfelder, associate professor of geology, leads research at five active volcanoes in the Central Andes of Chile and Bolivia that just might provide some answers. These volcanoes have one important thing in common: a large reservoir of magma, the molten rock material of Earth’s … [Read more...] about Answering some of volcanoes’ burning questions